The trainers kept bringing him bags of ice, and he kept hitting great shots. Most of his college career he spent dealing with various nagging injuries and the aftermath of growing a foot and a half over the course of a few years. The best round I’ve ever seen him play – and he has played a lot of great rounds – was at the PGA Championship this year. I was waiting for him on the range that Friday morning when all the crazy stuff with the police happened, and we had 53 minutes to get ready. I told him it was all about his head, and he knew how to handle it, and he did. To go out there and use the adrenaline and harness the adversity to fuel his competitive fire and shoot 66? I was proud of how he played, and more importantly, how he handled it all. He understood what was happening, he appreciated the people who were trying to help him, and the guy you saw talking about it afterwards is the person he really is. No matter the situation, he’s always himself.
NOW I’M LEARNING MORE FROM HIM THAN HE IS FROM ME. JUST HIS CURIOSITY WITH HIS HANDS AND MAKING THE BALL DO WHAT HE WANTS IS INCREDIBLE. HE HAS A LOT BIGGER LIBRARY NOW.
GOLF DIGEST SOUTH AFRICA 79
JULY/AUGUST 2024
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